Regulations Governing Operation of the Communicable Disease Control Medical Network Article 6

The local competent authority shall, based on the characteristics and the distribution of medical facilities within the region, designate isolation hospitals to admit patients with communicable diseases who require isolation and treatment. Furthermore, the local competent authority shall, based on the public health needs related to disease control within the region and after consultation with the regional commanding officer, designate principal hospitals from among the isolation hospitals. The local competent authority shall submit the list of designated isolation hospitals and principal hospitals to the central competent authority for record and reference.The central competent authority shall establish classification criteria for the emergency medical care capacity of isolation hospitals for communicable diseases and conduct assessment accordingly. The local competent authorities shall encourage the participation of isolation hospitals in the capacity classification assessment.The central competent authority shall, based on the assessment results referred to in the preceding paragraph and after consultation with the regional commanding officer, designate the core hospitals.Core hospitals shall assist in enhancing the communicable disease care capacity of isolation hospitals within the communicable disease control medical network.